The massive Dubai Parks and Resorts multi-park development will officially open on Monday, October 31, 2016.
We’ve covered the Motiongate Dubai theme park, but there’s much more to the Dubai Parks and Resorts resort.
So what’s inside Dubai Parks and Resorts?
In total, the resort will be comprised of three theme parks, a water park, a shopping- and dining-focused entertainment district and a resort hotel.
Below, compare the resort map on the left with the satellite image of the construction site taken earlier this year:
Learn more about each component of the resort below.
Bollywood Parks Dubai
Bollywood Parks Dubai will be the first Bollywood themed park in the world. It will celebrate Bollywood and Indian culture through rides, food and live entertainment.
Many of the park’s rides will recreate some of Bollywood’s most popular films, as will the park’s stunt show and other live entertainment.
Bollywood Parks Dubai will offer guests Indian cuisine at its six themed restaurants and street-style food carts.
At the center of the park sits the Rajmahal Theatre, an 850-seat theater that will host a separately ticketed Broadway-styled Bollywood musicals.
Motiongate Dubai
Motiongate Dubai, as we’ve previously discussed, will feature rides and attractions based off of three film studios’ biggest hits. It’s the biggest theme park within Dubai Parks and Resorts.
Lands dedicated to Sony Pictures Studios (including the Smurfs franchise), DreamWorks Animation and Lionsgate will immerse guests in the cinematic magic of Hollywood.
The Sony Pictures Studios Zone will feature rides inspired by Ghostbusters, The Green Hornet and Zombieland. A separate land will be dedicated solely to the Smurfs.
A completely enclosed DreamWorks Zone will feature 12 exciting rides and attractions. And in the Lionsgate Zone, guests will the world’s first attractions inspired by The Hunger Games franchise.
Legoland Dubai and Legoland Water Park
Legoland Dubai targets families with children aged 2-12 (and older, lifelong Lego fans like myself). The park will be home to 40 interactive rides, shows and attractions — in addition to 15,000 Lego structures made from over 60 million Lego bricks.
Legoland Dubai will feature six themed lands, each offering different entertainment and educational experiences. These lands include Lego City, Kingdoms, Imagination, Adventure, Miniland and Factory.
Adjacent to Legoland Dubai, the Legoland Water Park will be the only water park in the region designed for kids aged 2-12 and their families.
It will feature more than 20 water slides and attractions, including the highly anticipated “Build-A-Raft River” where kids of all ages can build their own raft using Lego soft bricks. The park will also feature an array of slides, pools and play areas to get a relief from the heat.
Riverland Dubai
Located in the center of Dubai Parks and Resort, Riverland Dubai will offer themed retail and dining options and is free to enter (no tickets required).
Riverland has four themed zones that celebrate eras of the past. Pictured above clockwise starting from the upper left: medieval France at The French Village, the 19th century-themed Peninsula, colonial India at India Gate and 1950s America at The Boardwalk.
Aside from 50 retail and dining offerings, Riverland Dubai will feature street performances, concerts, festivals and more.
Lapita Hotel
Because it will be impossible to see everything Dubai Parks and Resorts has to offer in one day, the Polynesian-themed Lapita Hotel includes 501 guest rooms and three villas.
The family-friendly hotel will feature adventure playgrounds, kids/teen and adult swimming pools, family spas along with areas designed for adults to relax and enjoy.
You can explore the Dubai Parks and Resort satellite view below:
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